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1 Kings 2:41-46

41AnditwastoldH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010thatShimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096hadgoneH1980fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toGathגַּ֖תgatH1661,andwascomeH1980again.

42Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971andcalledH7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096,andsaidH559untohim,DidInotadjureH7650theebyJehovah,andprotest unto thee,sayingH559,KnowH3045forcertain,thatonthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestout,andwalkest abroadanywhither, thou shaltsurelydieH4191?andthou saidst untome,ThesayingH559thatIhaveheardH8085isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.

43Whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069thenhast thounotkeptH8104theoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621ofJehovah,andthecommandmentH4687thatIhavechargedtheewith?

44Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559moreovertoShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, Thou knowestallthewickednessH7451whichthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824isprivyto,thatthou didsttoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1:thereforeJehovahshallreturnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725thywickednessH7451uponthine ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

45Butkingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961blessedH1288,andthethroneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732shallbeH1961establishedנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeJehovahforeverH5769.

46Sothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077;andhewentH3318out,andfelluponhim,sothathediedH4191.Andthekingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasestablishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559inthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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